Archives for
November 2008

A day after Yahoo announced what the new front page of Yahoo.com will look like, and a couple of days after AOL redesigned its front page, Microsoft is doing pretty much the same thing, turning WindowsLive.com into a social networking hub of sorts. I...

A concept in video advertising has been bubbling up amongst the professionals I've been listening to over the last six months, one that makes a lot of sense and is already in use by several successful podcasters, but one that is rarely described expl...

No, Facebook isn't building its own phone. But UK mobile service provider 3 is launching a mobile phone whose primary function, besides making phone calls, is social networking. The phone is called INQ1. Its specifications? Fairly standard: a 2.2 inc...

Luckily, I don't play poker. It's one in the long list of addictions I've been lucky not to get infected with over the years. But if I did, I'd be all over Zynga's new game for the iPhone: Live Poker. Zynga creates games for Facebook, MySpace and oth...

HD Video isn't just coming to every television screen, it's making its way online as well. From well known video sites like YouTube to unknown upstarts like Vuze, many online video services are embracing the new standard. Here's a list of 20 great so...

There are a number of microblogging engines in existence today that work the build-your-own angle of the market. The corporate and closed Yammer and the open source Laconi.ca are two such enablers. Well, today one more joins the fold. Its name is Twi...

This article is part of the Open Web Awards, an open, international contest for the best websites and services. It has been a huge year for mobile applications, led by the launch of the iPhone App Store and followed by the release of Google Android a...

Having already eclipsed MySpace in terms of worldwide traffic, Facebook is continuing to make gains in the US. The social network added nearly another million monthly visitors in September according to Nielsen Online, bringing its total to 39.9MM uni...

Government is increasingly putting much of its public records online, creating opportunities for developers to build useful applications for citizens. From being alerted to neighborhood crime to finding the best mass transit routes, these mashups are...

This article is part of the Open Web Awards, an open, international contest for the best websites and services. Now that the breaking up via Facebook status update bridge has been crossed, the online dating space probably knows no bounds. In addition...

This post is part of Mashable's Startup Review series, which highlights great unsung startups. The series is made possible by Sun Startup Essentials. Company Name CyberSynchs 20-Word Description CyberSynchs installs a small application on smartphones...

The online image editing space has grown rapidly in the past year, providing great free and subscription-based options for users of all levels. These well-rounded services let you import images from your social networks, touch up photos, promote your...

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